Aims. To follow the development of children born with myelomeningocoele.
Methods. We followed 54 infants born with myelomeningocele between 1991 and 2001 in the Obstetrical Department of the Medical University of Gdansk, Poland.
Results. The mortality rate for live births was 40.8%...
Keywords: diagnosis, fetus, follow-up, myelomeningocele, neural tube defect, spina bifida
07/2005 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter
Aims: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of sonographic signs that may be looked for in fetuses with spina bifida.
Methods: Forty-nine fetuses affected by spina bifida were enrolled, at a gestational age of 18–28 weeks...
Keywords: Brain anatomy, Chiari II malformation, open and closed defects, spina bifida
07/2008 | Journal of Perinatal Medicine, Walter de Gruyter